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                                                                    Exhibit 10.5
 
                           ASI SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED

                       1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

         The purpose of the ASI Solutions Incorporated 1996 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the "Plan") is to provide eligible employees of ASI Solutions
Incorporated (the "Company") and certain of its subsidiaries with opportunities
to purchase shares of the Company's common stock, $.01 par value (the "Common
Stock"). Two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) shares of Common Stock in the
aggregate have been approved for this purpose. The Plan is intended to
constitute an "employee stock purchase plan" within the meaning of Section
423(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and shall
be interpreted in accordance with that intent.

     1.  Administration.  The Plan will be administered by the Company's  Board
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of Directors (the "Board") or by a committee appointed by the Board for such
purpose (the "Committee").  The Board or the Committee has authority to make
rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan, and its
interpretations and decisions with regard thereto shall be final and conclusive.
No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action or
determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any option granted
hereunder.

     2.  Offerings.  The Company will make one or more offerings to eligible
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employees to purchase Common Stock under the Plan ("Offerings").  The initial
Offering will begin on the date of the Initial Public Offering and will end on
September 30, 1997 (the "Initial Offering"). Thereafter, an Offering will begin
on the first business day occurring on or after each October 1 and April 1 and
will end on the last business day occurring on or before the following March 31
and September 30, respectively.  The Board or the Committee may, in its
discretion, select a different offering period for any offering, provided that
the duration of the offering is not longer than one year.

     3.  Eligibility.  All employees of the Company (including employees who are
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also directors of the Company) and all employees of each Designated Subsidiary
(as defined in Section 11) are eligible to participate in any one or more of the
Offerings under the Plan, provided that as of the first day of the applicable
Offering (the "Offering Date") they are customarily employed by the Company or a
Designated Subsidiary for more than twenty (20) hours a week and have completed
at least six (6) months of employment.

     4.  Participation.  An employee eligible on any Offering Date may
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participate in such Offering by submitting an enrollment form to his appropriate
payroll location at least ten (10) business days before the Offering Date (or by
such other deadline as shall be established for the Offering).  The form will
(a) state the percentage to be deducted from his Compensation (as defined in
Section 11) per pay period, (b) authorize the purchase of Common Stock for him
in each Offering in accordance with terms of the Plan and (c) specify the exact
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which shares of Common Stock purchased for him are to be issued pursuant to
Section 10.  An employee who does not enroll in accordance with these procedures
will be deemed to have waived his right to participate.  Unless an employee
files a new enrollment form or withdraws from the Plan, his deductions and
purchases will continue at the same percentage of compensation for future
Offerings, provided he remains eligible.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,
participation in the Plan will neither be permitted nor be denied contrary to
the requirements of the Code.

     5.  Employee Contributions.  Each eligible employee may authorize payroll
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deductions at a minimum of one percent (1%) up to a maximum of ten percent (10%)
of his Compensation for each pay period.  The Company will maintain book
accounts  showing the amount of the payroll deductions made by each
participating employee for each Offering.  No interest will accrue or be paid on
payroll deductions.

     6.  Deductions Changes.  An employee may not increase or decrease his
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payroll deduction during any Offering, but may increase or decrease his payroll
deduction with respect to the next Offering (subject to the limitations of
Section 5) by filing a new enrollment form at least ten (10) business days
before the next Offering Date (or by such other deadline as shall be established
for the Offering).

     7.  Withdrawal.  An employee may withdraw from participation in the Plan by
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delivering a written notice of withdrawal to his appropriate payroll location.
The employee's withdrawal will be effective as of the next business day.
Following an employee's withdrawal, the Company will promptly refund to him his
entire account balance under the Plan (after payment for any Common Stock
purchased before the effective date of withdrawal).  Partial withdrawals are not
permitted.  The employee may not begin participation again during the remainder
of the Offering, but may enroll in a subsequent Offering in accordance with
Section 4.

     8.  Grant of Options.  On each Offering Date, the Company will grant to
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each eligible employee who is then a participant in the Plan an option
("Option") to purchase on the last day of such Offering (the "Exercise Date"),
at the Option Price hereinafter provided for, whole shares of Common Stock
reserved for the purposes of the Plan up to a maximum determined by dividing ten
percent (10%) of such employee's projected Compensation for the period of the
Offering by eighty five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock (as defined in Section 11) on the Offering Date.  The purchase price for
each share purchased under such Option (the "Option Price") will be 85% of the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Offering Date or the Exercise Date,
whichever is less.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, no employee may be granted an option
hereunder if such employee, immediately after the option was granted, would be
treated as owning stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total
combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary (as defined in Section 11).  For purposes of the proceeding
sentence, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall apply in

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determining the stock ownership of an employee, and all stock which the employee
has a contractual right to purchase shall be treated as stock owned by the
employee.  In addition, no employee may be granted an Option which permits his
rights to purchase stock under the Plan, and any other employee stock purchase
plan of the Company and its Parents and Subsidiaries, to accrue at a rate which
exceeds $25,000 of the fair market value of such stock (determined on the option
grant date or dates) for each calendar year in which the Option is outstanding
at any time. The purpose of the limitation in the preceding sentence is to
comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code.

     9.  Exercise of Option and Purchase of Shares.  Each employee who continues
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to be a participant in the Plan on the Exercise Date shall be deemed to have
exercised his Option on such date and shall acquire from the Company such number
of whole shares of Common Stock reserved for the purpose of the Plan as his
accumulated payroll deductions on such date will purchase at the Option Price,
subject to any other limitations contained in the Plan.  Any balance remaining
in an employee's account at the end of an Offering will be refunded to the
employee promptly; provided that any balance remaining in an employee's account
at the end of an Offering solely by reason of the inability to purchase a
fractional share will be carried forward to the next Offering.

     10.  Issuance of Certificates.  Certificates representing shares of Common
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Stock purchased under the Plan may be issued only in the name of the employee,
in the name of the employee and another person of legal age as joint tenants
with rights of survivorship or in the name of a broker authorized by the
employee to be his, or their, nominee for such purpose.

     11.  Definitions
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     The term "Compensation" means the amount of total cash compensation, prior
to salary reduction pursuant to either Section 125 or 401(k) of the code,
including base pay, commissions, overtime, and incentive and bonus awards, but
excluding allowances and reimbursements for expenses such as relocation
allowances or travel expenses, income or gains or the exercise of Company stock
options, and similar items.

          The term "Designated Subsidiary" means any present or future
Subsidiary (as defined below) that is designated from time to time by the Board
or the Committee to participate in the Plan. subsidiaries may be so designated
either before or after the Plan is approved by the stockholders.

          The term "Fair Market Value of the Common Stock" means the last
reported sale price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market ("NASDAQ")
on a given day or, if no sales of Common Stock were made on that day, the last
reported sale price of the Common Stock on the next preceding day on which sales
were made.

 The term "Parent" means a "parent corporation" with respect to the Company,
as

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defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

          The term "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation" with respect
to the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

     12.  Rights on Retirement, Death, or Other Termination of Employment.  If a
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participating employee's employment terminates for any reason before the
Exercise Date for any Offering, no payroll deduction will be taken from any pay
due and owing to the employee and the balance in his account will be paid to him
or, in the case of his death, to his designated beneficiary as if he had
withdrawn from the Plan under Section 7.  An employee will be deemed to have
terminated employment, for this purpose, if the corporation that employs him,
having been a Designated Subsidiary, ceases to be a Subsidiary, or if the
employee is transferred to any corporation other than the Company or a
Designated Subsidiary.

     13.  Optionees Not Stockholders.  Neither the granting of an Option to an
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employee nor the deductions from his pay shall constitute such employee a
stockholder of the shares of Common Stock covered by an Option under the Plan
until such shares have been purchased by and issued to him.

     14.  Rights Not Transferable.  Rights under the Plan are not transferable
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by a participating employee other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, and are exercisable during the employee's lifetime only by the
employee.

     15.  Application of Funds.  All funds received or held by the Company
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under the Plan may be combined with other corporate fund and may be used for any
corporate purpose.

     16.  Adjustment in Case of Changes Affecting Common Stock.  In the event of
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a subdivision of outstanding shares of Common Stock, or the payment of a
dividend in Common Stock, the number of shares approved for the Plan, and the
share limitation set forth in Section 8, shall be increased proportionately, and
such other adjustment shall be made as may be deemed equitable by the Board or
the Committee.  In the event of any other change affecting the Common Stock,
such adjustment shall be made as may be deemed equitable by the Board or the
Committee to give proper effect to such event.

     17.  Amendment of the Plan.  The Board or the Committee may at any time,
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and from time to time, amend the Plan in any respect, except that without the
approval, within twelve (12) months of such Board or Committee action, by the
holders of a majority of the shares of stock of the Company present or
represented and entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders, no amendment
shall be made (a) increasing the number of shares approved for the Plan or (b)
redefining the class of corporations whose employees are eligible to receive
options under the Plan.

     18.  Insufficient Shares.  If the total number of shares of Common Stock
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that would

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otherwise be purchased on any Exercise Date plus the number of shares purchased
under previous Offerings under the Plan exceeds the maximum number of shares
issuable under the Plan, the shares then available shall be apportioned among
participants in proportion to the amount of payroll deductions accumulated on
behalf of each participant that would otherwise be used to purchase Common Stock
on such Exercise Date.

     19.  Termination of the Plan.  The Plan may be terminated at any time by
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the Board or the Committee.  Upon termination of the Plan, all amounts in the
accounts of participating employees shall be promptly refunded.

     20.  Governmental Regulations.  The Company's obligation to sell and
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deliver Common Stock under the Plan is subject to listing on NASDAQ (or other
national exchange) and obtaining all governmental approvals required in
connection with the authorization, issuance, or sale of such stock.

          The Plan shall be governed by Delaware law except to the extent that
such law is preempted by federal law.

          The Plan is intended to comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Any
provision inconsistent with such Rule shall be inoperative and shall not affect
the validity of the Plan.  To ensure compliance with such Rule, the Board or the
Committee may limit the right of covered employees to withdraw from the Plan or
to resume participation following withdrawal.

     21.  Issuance of Shares.  Shares may be issued upon exercise of an Option
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from authorized but unissued Common Stock, from shares held in the treasury of
the Company, or from any other proper source.

     22.  Tax Withholding.  Participation in the Plan is subject to any required
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tax withholding on income of the participant in connection with the Plan.  Each
employee agrees, by entering the Plan, that the Company and its Subsidiaries
shall have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind
otherwise due to the employee, including shares issuable under the Plan.

     23.  Notification upon Sale of Shares.  Each employee agrees, by entering
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the Plan, to give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of shares
purchased under the Plan where such disposition occurs within two years after
the date of grant of the Option pursuant to which such shares were purchased.

     24.  Effective Date and Approval of Shareholders.  The Plan shall take
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effect on the first day of the Company's initial public offering, subject to
approval by the holders of a majority of the shares of stock of the Company
Present or represented and entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders, which
approval must occur within twelve (12) months of the adoption of the Plan

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by the Board.

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